Patent applications for blockchain, which includes the distribution of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ripple, trebled in 2017 as digital currencies like bitcoin hit record highs. China filed 225 of the blockchain patents in 2017, which was a significant increase from the 59 in the previous year. The US …Google Alert – bitcoin

For your info: this is about my dad's store and he would like to keep himself private and does not want to use Reddit as promotion for his shop! He is just excited about what it did for his revenue and wanted to share that with you guys! Thanks for the understanding :)!